Digest

Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach and Suncoast High School in Riviera Beach have been named to the U.S. News & World Report list of the 100 best high schools in the country.

Dreyfoos, a magnet school for fine and performing arts, placed 25th on the list and Suncoast, a magnet school for math, science and engineering, computer science and an International Baccalaureate program, was 51st.

U.S. News & World Report analyzed data from thousands of schools to produce the list.

"The top schools are a diverse bunch, and each one has found a unique way to best teach our future leaders," the magazine said.

Earlier this year, Newsweek magazine's Top 100 high schools in the country listed Suncoast at number five and Dreyfoos at 19.

West Palm Beach

Chlorine disinfectant is extended to Jan. 11

At the recommendation of the Palm Beach County Health Department, the city is extending its "free chlorine" treatment, a stronger disinfection process for the city's water system, until Jan. 11.

City and county officials said Monday the extension is due to ongoing repairs to the city's aging water treatment plant, rather than any new threat of contamination to the city's water system and its 600 miles of pipes.

The city has been under intense county scrutiny since a fecal bacteria outbreak triggered a 10-day boil-water order in September.

The city chlorine process treats water for West Palm Beach, Palm Beach and South Palm Beaches.

City officials stressed the chlorination will not cause any adverse health affects in humans.

Boynton Beach

Public arts fee is kept at its current level

Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved maintaining the city's public arts fee at 1 percent of the cost of any construction project costing more than $250,000.

Commissioner Ron Weiland originally proposed cutting the fee to half a percent. He said developers should not be burdened with beautifying the city with public art. Ultimately, Weiland voted to keep the ordinance as is.

Arts commission members Monday asked commissioners not to bow to developers. No developers spoke in opposition to the arts fee.

Twenty-three developments have been subject to the fee since the inception of the city's art in public places program two years ago. The fees have brought in $911,485.

I-95 Update

The Florida Department of Transportation reports the following on Interstate 95: Two lanes northbound from 10th Avenue North to Southern Boulevard will be closed 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday morning. Two lanes in each direction from Southern Boulevard to north of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard will be closed 9 p.m .to 5 a.m. through Friday morning.

Two lanes in each direction from north of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard to north of Blue Heron Boulevard will be closed 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday morning.